5m Peak in 20+ is definitely a handful, but I don’t really like the 4m version. That size is the only one that I’ve had consistent swims with, an awkward crash and momentariy loss of kite control put it in the water very quickly. I’m using it at a spot with waist to head high breaking waves that in...
Bought a 5m v3 in November to be met with a month of offshore winds or work appointments. Had my first run yesterday in 20-24 kts at 88kg. I’m used to flying Peaks 4s, I would have used the P4 5m yesterday. . Just a couple of comments: you would use a Peak4 5m in 20-24 knots? i think I would be usi...
The Clouds tend to invert on a powerful loop, esp 6m on down. Once it inverts the first time, the structure of the kite becomes less stiff and inversions begin to happen more often. Once it inverts, you gotta go back to the beach and undo it manually. After a whole lot of these inversions, I subcon...
If you want to really experience drift, try a Flysurfer Hybrid. I did a back to back comparison today with my 3.7m Cloud and the 3.5m Hybrid and the Hybrid is really amazing. Easily the best swell-riding kite I’ve tried (which is not a long list because I jumped straight to clouds from older SSTs)....
Hey guys, Fred Hope here. Excited to see the chatter about our latest kitefoil products. The changes on the UFO were more minor than the kitefoil bar and Hopecraft. We tuned and adjusted all sizes and designed the 10m as an addition to the line. This size kite has become my third favorite after the...
Two new v2 UFOs arrived here :) 5 m2 1270 grams 7 m2 1600 grams New bags are much bigger, maybe a bit too over size, asking me. Looking forward to compare them with v1.1 :) any comparison with the 7 yet? 2020 Slingshot UFO 5m 1315 g 2020 Slingshot UFO 7m 1678 g 2020 Slingshot UFO 9m 1996 g cool . ....